SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Town Council at its July 18
meeting finalized updates to the town’s three industrial zones that will,
according to Town Planner Dan Bacon, “make them more equipped to accept new
development.”
Newly permitted uses in these zones – on
Pleasant Hill Road, at the Industrial Park and in the Walter C. Neilson
Industrial Area – include food processing, auto repair, small-scale energy
generation, “high-technology,” education, non-municipal government, storage and
distribution, business services and “water dependant sports practice
facilities.” Just to be clear, definitions have been added for “food
processing” as well as the industrial zone standby, “manufacturing and
assembly.”
No longer allowed are golf courses and printing
services, while professional offices have been limited to 2,500 square feet.
Meanwhile, family day care homes have been moved to the list of special
exceptions requiring zoning board approval. Front yard setbacks have been cut
in half to 50 feet.
However, building heights, previously
unrestricted, are now limited to 60 feet, although the Planning Board may
approve up to 100 feet for an “operational necessity.”
The changes were initiated by the town’s
long-range planning committee and approved by the Planning Board at its July 17
meeting.
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